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.Dd May 11, 2016
.Dt PRD_AGENT 3PROC
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm Prd_agent
.Nd get librtld_db agent
.Sh LIBRARY
.Lb libproc
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In libproc.h
.Ft "rd_agent_t *"
.Fo Prd_agent
.Fa "struct ps_prochandle *P"
.Fc
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn Prd_agent
function returns a pointer to an agent suitable for use with the
run-time link editing database library,
.Xr librtld_db 3LIB ,
corresponding to the process handle
.Fa P .
.Pp
The returned agent is valid until either the process handle executes a
new process image through the
.Xr exec 2
family of calls or the process handle
.Fa P
is released through a call to
.Xr Prelease 3PROC .
.Sh RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion, the
.Fn Prd_agent
function returns a pointer to the librtld_db agent.
Otherwise, it returns
.Dv NULL
to indicate failure.
.Sh INTERFACE STABILITY
.Sy Uncommitted
.Sh MT-LEVEL
See
.Sy LOCKING
in
.Xr libproc 3LIB .
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr exec 2 ,
.Xr libproc 3LIB ,
.Xr librtld_db 3LIB ,
.Xr proc 5
